Gas drops below $2 a gallon, Floyd Paper Doll Parade going virtual, GHC installs new president, Weekend: Rose Lawn, Roman Rumble, Berry Farmers Market and more. Regional updates. High School scoreboard.

Continuing updates from www.hometownheadlines.com and www.bartowheadlines.com:

 

Ware Mechanical forecast

• Sunshine and warmer temps for the weekend. Rain chance later this week.

Headlines:

• Buzz: Gas prices drop below $2 a gallon in Rome/Floyd County. Rome's Goodwill Career Center to hold weekly hiring events. Buzz
• Floyd's annual Paper Doll Parade going virtual on Oct. 16. Paper Dolls
• Photo gallery: Georgia Highlands installs Dr. Donald Green as new President, Inaugural Ball. GHC
• Coosa Valley: Graves hosting Youth Leadership Summit, Grand Theatre  yard sale, Museum Day Live! events, Calhoun candidate forum. Region
• Weekend: Rose Lawn Festival, Berry Farmer's Market, Roman Rumble, Recycling, Moon Night, Jesus in the Park and Magic at DeSoto. Calendar
• Floyd Schools to name Interim Superintendent on Tuesday. Floyd BOE
• Smile Report: GNTC Announces President's and Dean's Lists for Summer Semester. Smile Report
• Georgia Health News: Football star thrilled after Emory heroes arrive. Health
• Politics: Graves and Loudermilk vote to defund Planned Parenthood. Politics
• Blood Assurance in critical need of O-negative blood. Donations
• Obituaries: Remembering James Sibley, former chair of Berry College's Board of Trustees. Funerals
• Public Health restaurant inspections scores, brought to you by Dr. Miniyar Pediatrics.  Dining
• Area arrest reports brought to you by Midian Roofing. CrimeWatch

Regular features:

• Northwest Georgia traffic conditions via Google Maps or Waze.
• Today's business headlines from  Georgia Trend
  
• Northwest Georgia's best source for job leads. Click Career Builder

Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report

HIGH SCHOOLS

• High school football: Big wins for Pepperell, Darlington, Cass and Sonoraville. Rome falls to Creekview.
• John McClellan's high school picks: How did John do?
• Georgia High School Football Daily returns Monday.

COLLEGES

• Norman Arey's Norman's No-Nos: A great weekend to be a Bulldog and a Yellow Jacket. No-Nos
• Berry College Vikings host Rhodes, 1 this afternoon. Vikings / Game preview page
• Shorter University Hawks hit the road vs. Kennesaw State, 1 this afternoon. Hawks / Game preview
• Georgia hosts South Carolina at 6 tonight.
• Georgia Tech at Notre Dame, 3:30 this afternoon on NBC.

PROS

• The Falcons prepare for the New York Football Giants at 1 p.m. Sunday.  / The latest on the NFL
• Atlanta Braves get a 2-1 win over the Phillies; host Phillies tonight, 7:10 p.m.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition on WRGA 98.7 FM.
Please join our guests Monday including:

• At 8:10 a.m.: Brian McClellan, director of IT for Gordon County, on all the Apple changes, including IO 9.
• At 8:40 a.m.: Jim Talley and Kirk Milam on the upcoming Coosa Valley Fair.